Union love at the Starlight Parade
IBEW Local 48, NECA
garner three awards
for historical work
IBEW Local 48 and the National
Electrical Contractors Association cap-
tured three international creative awards
for its “NECA/IBEW Local 48; 100
Years of a Powerful Partnership” ex-
hibit at the Oregon Historical Society
and centennial documentary.
The Hermes Creative Awards is a
global competition that recognizes out-
standing creative work. Around 5,500
entries from several countries were en-
tered in the competition this year.
NECA/IBEW Local 48 won gold in
the “Video/Documentary,” “Company
Anniversary,” and “Special Event” cat-
egories.
“The Oregon Historical Society ex-
hibit and the centennial documentary
did a great job of telling NECA/IBEW
Local 48’s groundbreaking history in an
inventive way,” said NECA Executive
Manager Tim Gauthier. “We’re proud
that our work was recognized by others
in the creative industry.”
“Our members and retirees helped
build or donated artifacts to the dis-
plays,” said IBEW Local 48 Business
Manager Gary Young. “It’s thanks to
them and the many others who helped
that we have such a wonderful exhibit
and documentary.”
The Oregon Historical Society ex-
hibit ran from May 13 to Oct 13, 2013.
It’s not every day people cheer when they see you coming. But that’s the
reception two local unions got as they passed by an estimated 325,000
spectators who crowded into downtown Portland May 31 for the Portland
Rose Festival’s 2014 Starlight Parade. Number 33 of the parade’s 96 entries
— between the Shriners and the National Guard — was International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48 (pictured above). Preceded by
the union’s American-made electric vehicle, men and women of the IBEW, lit
up with electroluminescent tape, marched behind a banner “We Are
Community – We Are Union Electrical Workers,” and carried signs with the
words “your friend” or “your neighbor.” Three spots later came National
Association of Letter Carriers Branch 82 (above left), a Starlight Parade
regular since 1989. This year Branch 82 entered a float in the theme of the
Wizard of Oz, complete with Wicked Witch of the West (retiree Sue Canfield),
Dorothy (Savannah Wilson, daughter of letter carrier Ken Wilson), Cowardly
Lion (Jerry Fizsimmons), Scarecrow (Erik Matras); Tin Man (Tom
Richardson) a pair of winged monkeys and a large delegation from the
Lollipop Guild. Spectator reaction was positive, both toward the much-loved
letter carriers and the discreet sign at the front of the float bearing the words
“Save America’s Postal Service.” The Starlight Parade takes place Saturday
evening a week before the larger Grand Floral Parade.
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